Indianapolis Zoo

Simon Skjodt
International Orangutan Center

The Indianapolis Zoo| Indianapolis, IN

BPI produced all media for the breathtaking
new Simon Skjodt International Orangutan
Center—a rare and unique zoo experience
where visitors can personally connect with
the orangutans. While the apes swing happily
above, visitors explore current research, learn
about their personalities, and even donate to
help save their natural habitat.

Conservation Action

In the main atrium, visitors can use one of
three stations at the Conservation Portal to
learn more about the orangutan habitat. With
a swipe of a credit card, visitors can donate
directly to stopping deforestation in the Borneo
rainforest. A virtual tree with their name
animates on a monitor above, as they get upto-
date information about those making a difference
in orangutan research. A Design Your
Own Postcard feature allows visitors to select
playful orangutan backgrounds and embellish
with decorative stamps or photos. Visitors can
email this one-of-a-kind memento to friends as
well as post to Facebook.

Engaging Media Exhibits

In the entrance of the exhibit, a video presentation,
Mother & Child, plays above an observation
window to the atrium. This five-minute
documentary emphasizes an integral part of
the orangutan’s existence, the special bond
between a mother orangutan and her child.
Flanking the main atrium window, monitors
playing Resident Profiles loop to highlight personality
traits and interesting facts about each
resident. Every ninety-second clip gives visitors
an insider’s point of view of life at the Orangutan
Center. And, a three-screen presentation
in the research demonstration area features interviews
with key researchers about the noteworthy
work happening on site at the zoo.

The Indianapolis Zoo has the best Orangutan exhibit in the country. What Fun!

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